Archive · 2 Aug 2026
Home Nurse Accused of Rs 1.6 Lakh Bank Transfer
A man named Srinivasa Poojary was very sick and needed help at home.
His wife, Bhagyalakshmi, hired a private nursing agency in Udupi to send a caregiver named Sachin.
Sachin stayed from June 25 to July 7.
After he left, his wife found that about Rs 1.6 lakh had been taken from his bank account without his knowledge.
She said the caregiver and the agency worked together to steal the money.
The police looked into it and booked the agency.
A case was opened at Brahmavar Police Station under specific sections of the law for fraud and breach of trust.
A home nurse allegedly transferred Rs 1.60 lakh from a patient’s Bank of Baroda account without permission.
The patient, Srinivasa Poojary, was ill and received care from a private home nursing agency in Udupi.
The caregiver, Sachin, was assigned on June 25 and left on July 7, after which the unauthorized transfers occurred.
The wife, Bhagyalakshmi, filed a complaint and police booked the nursing agency for alleged collusion.
A case was registered at Brahmavar Police Station under Sections 316(4) and 318(2) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023.
- Who
- Bhagyalakshmi, her husband Srinivasa Poojary, caregiver Sachin, and a private home nursing agency
- What
- Alleged transfer of Rs 1.60 lakh from the patient’s Bank of Baroda account without permission
- When
- Transfers occurred between June 25 and July 7; complaint filed thereafter
- Where
- Brahmavar Police Station, Udupi, India
- Why
- Accused fraud and criminal breach of trust by the caregiver and agency
- Accused caregiver
- Sachin
- Amount transferred
- Rs 1.60 lakh
- Transfer dates
- June 25 – July 7
- Police station
- Brahmavar Police Station
- Law sections
- 316(4) and 318(2) of Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), 2023